October has been an exciting month for FIO Protocol, filled with major announcements, new partnerships, and community celebrations. From Halloween festivities and Bitcoin’s anniversary to global events and thrilling giveaways, here’s everything that went down this month at FIO.

Celebrating Bitcoin’s 16th Anniversary 🎉🎂

We joined the global crypto community in celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper — an iconic document that laid the foundation for the cryptocurrency revolution. As we reflect on how far the industry has come, FIO Protocol continues to play its role in making blockchain technology more accessible and user-friendly.

Major Announcements and Giveaways 🎉

October also brought exciting campaigns and new listings:

  • New FIO Futures on Gate.io: FIO is now available on Gate.io’s perpetual contract trading with up to 50x leverage, expanding trading options for the community.

  • Pionex: FIO available on Pionex with marginated perpetual futures where you can use 1–75X leverage.

  • Bitunix Listing Celebration: To celebrate our FIO listing on Bitunix, we gave away $250!

  • CofferNetwork Collaboration: We’ve partnered with CofferNetwork for a giveaway with $200 prize pool in $FIO tokens.

  • Exolix Quest: We teamed up with Exolix to offer an exciting quest with $300 USDT.

Event Highlights 🌍

October was packed with exciting events, from blockchain conferences to music festivals. Here’s a look at where we’ve been:

  • Permissionless III, Salt Lake City: Our Partner Success lead, Gil Huh, attended Permissionless III, connecting with pioneers shaping the future of crypto.

  • Digitec, Armenia: Marie Grig, our Head of Marketing, joined leaders in Armenia to discuss blockchain’s potential in revolutionizing finance and identity.

  • Binance Blockchain Week: The team also attended this remarkable event, where we networked with industry leaders and explored new frontiers for FIO.

  • The Gateway: Marie and Wayne attended this event for TON blockchain.

  • India Blockchain Summit: Khaja Aneesuddin, our Graphic Designer attended this event.

  • NOLA Musicon: Wayne Marcel, our Head of Growth, joined music industry professionals at this New Orleans event, bridging the worlds of blockchain and music.

FIO’s Uplift Web3 Sponsorship 🏆✨

October also saw FIO sponsoring the Uplift Web3 event hosted by Kindly. We were excited to contribute to this inspiring cause by giving away 10 custom FIO domains, 40,000 $FIO tokens, and unique Kindly web3 handles. This partnership embodies our commitment to supporting impactful Web3 initiatives and empowering communities through blockchain technology.

Looking Forward 🎃

As we celebrated Halloween and wrap up an eventful October, we’re thankful for our vibrant community and the continued growth of the FIO ecosystem. Here’s to more innovation, more partnerships, and a stronger push toward simplifying the world of digital transactions.

About FIO:

FIO, the Foundation for Interwallet Operability, is a decentralized consortium that supports the ongoing development, integration, and promotion of the FIO Protocol. The protocol, built on the FIO Chain, a dPoS blockchain, serves as an open-source, decentralized usability layer solution that works across all blockchains. FIO Protocol uses human-readable Handles to replace the complexity, risk, and inconvenience associated with blockchain-based transactions. Fueling the ecosystem utilization is the FIO Token ($FIO), which powers transactions and incentivizes network participants.

With 💜,

The FIO Team

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